Curio

State Library of New South Wales

Sydney National Opera House (the Yellow Book) (1962)

Printed

Sydney Opera House, architect, Jørn Utzon; consultants, Ove Arup ... [et al.]

Presented by Jørn Utzon in 1972

PXD 644/vol. 2

Commonly known as the Yellow Book, this report builds on the designs of the Red Book. The Yellow Book contains revised plans for the shell designs — later dubbed the ‘Spherical Solution’ — devised to address the engineering challenges presented by the curved roof.

Sarah Morley (Curator) - Engineering Challenges